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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

actual quantity of re-imported American
whisky, returned as ascertained by re-
gauging at the port o. Importation, and
that the practice of assessing duty upon
the quantity original. exported is err
roneous.
UNDER the Law the time allowed for the
mprion of trade dollars will expire
on the Sd of next month. The amount
redeemed up to date is little over ST.
40 ,0U0. The number of these dollars
estimated to be held in this country by
the Dirertur of the MINT in his report to
Congress was 7,O36,O00, and the slight
excess in redemptions is accounted for
by importations from China and Japan.
An evening paper says that Hon.
George Lothrop, United States minister
to Russia, passed through Geneva yes
terday on his way to the United States
by way of Paris and that upon bis arrival
here he will tender his resignation. The
state department has received no official
intimation of a purpose on the part of
Mr.. Lothrop to resign his position, but
there are those among his acquaintance
who believe that the rumor that he will
shortly resign is not without foundation.
The climate of ST. Petersburg is trying
one, and it is SAID that in private cor
res poEdence the minister has recently
expressed strong disinclination to re-
main longer in exile.
The forthcoming annual report Cf the
appointment division Of the first Assist
ant Postmaster Generals Office will con
tain the following statement of changes
in postoffices of all grades during the
last fiscal year ended June so. Numbe
of offices es ablished, 3,043; appointments
on designations and commissions expired
6,S63; appointments on removals and
suspensions, 1854; appointments on
changes of names and sites, 4S2; appoint
ments on deaths of postmaster, $50. The
total number of appointments of post
masters of all grades during the year was
1900 The total number of appoint
ments for the years 1856 and 1885 was
22,747 and 9,547 respectively, making
total for the three years of 1873. The
total number of the postof6ces of all
grades in operation on July 1, 1887, was
So, ,157.
A DOZEN gentlemen constituting com
mlttee of western and southern tobacco
men, called by appointment upon the
commissioner of agriculture to lay before
him their grievances in connection with
the recent report of Statistician j. R.
Dodge upon the acreage of tobacco plant
ed this year, by which, it is claimed, the
tobacc0 interests suffered grievous loss.
ExCongressman Willis, of Louisville
addressed the commissioner, putting
forth in general terms the claimed mac
curacies of the report, consisting in an
alleged erroneous overistimate of the
average. Commissioner Coleman replied
warmly eulogizing the statIstican, de-
scribing the great weight given to his
publications by reason of their uniform
accuracy daring course of twenty years
connection with the work, and repudiat-
ing most earnestly and vigorously any
suspicion that improper influence could
attach to him. A mistake might have
been made in this instance-if SO an in
vestigation would develop the fact
but should there prove to have been one
he felt convinced it would be found to be
a mistake of the head alone
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
FOREIGN.

VIsooUNT DONERAILE who was bitten by
fox last January, has been attacked with
hydrophobia.
SIR JOHN MACDONALD telegraphs de-
nial of the report that British regulars
will be sent to Manitoba. At Winnipeg
it is claimed that the Red River Valley
railroad will be in operation by Octo-
Der 81.
IN consequence of the annexation of
Taganrog and Rostoff TO the Don Cossack
district, the Jews residing in those places
have been ordered to depart for other
parts of the empire. Many of them will
emigrate to America.
The Dublin Nation advises all branches
of the league to continue operations as
usual. and says that if the right of public
meeting be denied them they must meet
privately. The Nation undertakes to pub
lish reports of meetings, regardless of
the results.
PRINCE FERDINAND has received tele-
grams from the sultan and czar, neither
of which is at all rcassuring. The sultan
tells tho young man that his assum ption
of the throne was illegal, and that he has
violated the Berlin treaty. The czar de-
clares that he can not approve his action
and the letter is very arbitrary in its
terms.
RUSSIA, in a circular TO the powers, an
nouuces that it can not recognize the val
idity of Prince Ferdinand's election to
the throne of Bulgaria. The circular ex
presses tho hope that the Bulgarian peo
pie will not assent to a flagrant violation
of the Berlin people. The Moscow Ga
zette says the attitude of the government
gives great satisfaction to the Russian
poodle. Prince Ferdinand disclaims any
intention of asserting Bulgarirn's indie
Pendence or of denying the suzeranity
of the porte, and insists that his proela
nation has been misinterpreted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN HAS THE FLOOR.


Mr.. Chamberlain's Birmingham speech
last Friday is attracting great attention
in England, but perhaps not more than
il deserves. Il was such a speech as
politician is apt to make when he has
made up his mind to break with the party
with which he has been acting, but is not
quite ready 20 act on the score of oppor-
tuneness. Apart from these considera-
tions its immediate consequences are i'm
portant. Following immediately upon
the proclamation of the Irish National
League, its effect Was to paralyzs the
government in its extreme policy toward
ireland. The Tory journals hope that it
is not Mr.. Chamberlain's intention to
overthrow the Ministry, but the indica-
tions are that he is contemplating such a
display of political tactics.
Both the relative positions of the
Unionist leaders and the prospects of
the Unionist faction have changed
materially since the opening of Parlia-
ment. Lord Harrington has become
completely Tory. Sir George Trevelyan
has become as completely Liberal. Only
Chamberlain and Bright remain Unionist.
Bright has lost his hold upon public at
fairs. Chamberlain will lose his if he
continues in the path he has been tread
ing. Besides, the recent elections show
to the masses of the British electors.
Under the circumstances it is not surpris-
ing that Chamberlain should be preparing
to make his peace with the Liberal party,
and wisdom dictates that he shall be vel
| coined back to the fold
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Aug 20 49, Flour-Firm and uuchaag-
ed whest- Opened 3SdHSc lower than Sltur-
days closing figures. but on good demand re-
covery was made from the early prices OF As7s{c
and tte closing was abont l.c below saturday;
tS1GSl6 for seller cash; Is 6 Ter seller Septem-
Der; 20 5-16 for seller October. Carr-Moderat..ly
active and easy early, later became somewhat
trmer, closing at tsc under Saturday: 4,as for
seller cash; ioas for seller September; ass for
seller October. Oats-Slow aud heavy, with a
heavy shipping demand; 2il4 for seller cash: gI}s
for seller September; 30 1-lJ for seller May rive
--Dul AID nominal. BsrleY-Steady; G6lvg GStS
for sci er September. Prime timothy-2 S5Gc2 8. .
Flax seod-l.0l. Whsky-IrO Pork-Dun and
about steady; Is O11152 p for seller cash; lG 90
for seller October; Il G5dil,70 for seller the
year; Il. .25 for seller January. Lard-Dull steady
unchanged; 6 .35a637ls for seller cash; G.358
6.S51S for seller September; GI2'Bl6 I5, for seller
October. Shoulders, . ,45G5 30; short clear 5 30
q So; short ribs, 5s1lf. Butter-weak; cream
cry, 1S02p6; dairy, 1891. Cheese--Dul and
weak; full cream cheddars and young Americas.
1oH@11; flats, loA0u4. Eggs Steady; lao
lf1S. Hides and tallow unchanged
Flour-Recept5, IS, COS; shipments, q. OJJ
Wheat Receipts, % 900: shipments, 25ZOOl
CoTn-Receipts, 2S5, ,OOc; shipments, sol 900.
oats-Receipts, 16s. 600: shipments $4,000.
RYe-Receipts, 8,O0o; Gbipments none.
Rarley-Receipts. A 900; shipments. 5000
CHICAGO, Aug. 90 - The Droyers' journal re-
ports: Catt!e-Receipts, L. 600; steady for best.
others a shade lower; fancy, 3 2C9 80; shipping
steers, g. 2O05 10; stoclers and feeders 2OOdS2 %;
cows, bulls and mixed, 1885 90; Texas steers,
s013 80; western rangers a shade lover, 2.00GG
$50. Hogs-Reeeipts, TO- OOO; strong; rough, -
@515; packing and shipping, b.25a5 80; light,
4s5a 8 40; skips 3.250Is0. eep-Receipts,
5000; shade lower; natives, , 250i12Jb; west
ern, 3 6oa3.Gj; Texans 3OOG95o; lambs, 90
a .85.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
A Long ISlnndpr.s Iuek.

Uncle James Remson, of Brockway, says
the New York Sun, became notable by
sheer force Of luck. He amounted to
nothing as a wit and too little as man
of affairs. He was to the end perfectly
simple in his tastes, and democratic in
his associations. Just SO many times a
day he took his glass at the bar nearest
his house, drinking with others or treat
ing all present, just as it happened. If
he took fancy SO q man he led him
down the road andl bade him look over
his paiings at his garden, which would
not have been wonderful in New York,
but was curiosity and delight at
such sapd barren as that beach. He
was tall, slender old man with face as
thin as Andrew Jackson's, and words as
few as Gen. Grants. He used TO keep a
road tavern in Jamaica. Like everything
else that was ever there, except George
Washing ION and his army, the tavern is
still standing Remsen heard that
mortgage on Rocksway beach was to be
redeemed by foreclosure sale. and know
ing the sheriff. he got the property for
song. When ne died it had been netting
him aud his partner some So, 900 year
from rentals, irrespective of the capital
he laid by from sales of small plats. So
little was ever sold, however. that practi-
cally all Rockaxay paid rent to Remsen
d Wainwright.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
NEAR THE CRISIS
Patrick Egan's View of the Irish Sit.
uation.

OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 29.-An enthusiastic
meeting of citizens was held snder the
auspices of the Irish National League
this afternoon. Patrick Egan, in an ad-
dress, said: people in Ireland have
learned considerable since '9S. They now
know their power and force. They know
Just how far they can go; and they know.
too, how far they cannot go; and 7 can
promise you here that no effort on the
part of the tories Will drive these people
into any sembIance of ipsurrsction; but
what the people would be quite willing to
break up aud destroy English power in
Ireland if possible, but they believe this
impTacticable and they are not going to
attempt it for the benefit of the tory
schemers. No one appreciates more than
I the efforts of Mr.. Gladstone to pass
the measure of home rule for Ireland; no
one values more than | his labors in try
Ing to remove English prejudice and
English ignorance, in irving TO educate
and turn it in the right direction on the
Irish question. But / feel there is time
enough to get down on my marrowbones
and thank Mr.. Gladstone or England for
having done something to retire the
wrongs of the past. l feel that it is time
enough to pay debt to England when
that debt is earned. I would advise my
friends in Ireland, and my friends on this
side of the Atlantic, too, to put their
trust in God on this Irish question, to
thank Mr.. Parnell and Nj. Gladstone for
their aid, but to bear in mind the advice
of Oliver Cromwell and keep their powder
dry. l feel that the present situation
cannot continue. We are approaching q
most serious crisis in the history of Ire
land. If we help Que friends on the other
side-1f we extend to them that sym pathy
and hel p which we ought to extend-I be-
lieve that before the year 1888 has ex-
pired the tory government will be ousted,
the liberal party will come into power,
and the natural result will be a home-r1le
bill for Ireland"
j. L. Sutton, secretary of the Irish
national league of America. also made
speech, in which he urged support for
Parnell and the preparation for a more
active policy in the event of the failure
of the present agitation. While the time
was not ripe for open warfare against
England, it should be borLe in mind that
Europe was an armed camp; that Eng
land was beset with danger AID the con
tingency might soon arise when the blow
could be struck for Irish independence.
This fact should be kept steady in view
and preparation set a-foot to take edvan-
tage of the contingency.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
4 GAMBLERS TRUST.

The big gamblers have dowHed the little
onos in Chicago it appears from the
statement that no more reports will be
sent to the bucket shops. A bucket shop
is Il poor board of trade. A rich board of
trade consists of several hundred men or
less rich gamblers, they own or rent
palatial building in which are few dozen
little quart bags of grain for samples.
They gamble by betting on the price of
grain in the future and many greenies
all over the country send in money TO be
used in betting on the price of grain
in the future. The great source of profit
of boards of trade gamblers is in divid
ing up the money that outside fools send
in aud believe was bet and lost. To get
into the board of trade is very expensive
This is because so many fools keep send
ing in their money and it is important
to those inside not to have too many to
divide with. Therefore membership
costs thousands of dollars. poor board
OF trade, or n bucket shop, consists of
several hundred men and boys, who don't
own nor rent a palatial building because
they have but little money. Mem
berships, don't cost anything either
1t is sort of universal, democratic
crowd. Sometimes they have basement
or dingy hall, but usually they meet in
true democratic simplicity in back
alley. Their business is just the same as
that of the rich bucket shop, or board of
trade; only on somewhat smaller scale.
They bet on the price of grain in the
future and receive money from outside of
town fools who send it in to be used
in betting on the future price of grain.
They divide this money with the crowd
and all have good time spending it.
Often the greeny who puts up the money
happens in the city and shares in the
spree, on his own money and does not
know it. Nov herein lies the trouble, be
tween the democratic gamblers, or bucket
shops, and the aristooratic gamblers OF
boards of trade. Both live and grow fat
on the money of out of town greenies
but the bucket shop gamblers are tn,
smaller, more popular crowd and the,
continually trench upon the aristocrsti'
board of trade gamblers by gathering il
large sums of money that would other
wise reach the rich gamblers. So tn,
rich gamblers have bought up all the tel
egraFh lines to prevent the poor gam
blers from getting market reports. Thi:
might properly be called a gambler,
trust. It Is big combination TO run {
perpetual corner on gambling. 1t is no
likely, However that this will kill tn,
busket shops, for the crowd is large and
the profits large and the mad craze t,
win fortune is so general tha
money will pour in market reports or n,
market reports.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
WASHINGTON

The Comptroller of the Currency has
approved the reserved agent for the First
National Bank of Helena, Montana
GEN'L LAwToN, the new United States
minister to Autris Hungary, has present
ed his credentials to the emperor,
P. E. TARPY, of New York city, has
been appointed superintendent. of the
Indian training school at Grand junction,
Col, vice W. j. Davis, resigned.
NATIONAL bank repositories now hold
s2o,254, eoS of government funds. This
is the greatest amount of funds ever held
by the repositories at one time.
AcTTNG SECRETARY MULDRow in the
matter of the Lock Lode claim in the
California mining district, Leadville,
Col, decided that United States miner
al surveyor may make a mineral entire
IN the distric, for which be is appointed,
provided he appears in no other cspocity
than that of claimant.
MoRK Canadian fishing vessels have
been seized in the North Pacific ocean by
United States cruisers Orders To COM
Elanders of Americsn cutters are II the
effect that ell sealing vessel found in Beh-
ring Sea are to be seized, unless they are
the property of the Alaska Fur Company.
In answer to an inquiry from the Col
lector of Customs at Louisville. Ky, the
Secretary of the Treasury informed him
that duty must be collected upon the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
The LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The exports of merchandise from New
York last week were valued at S6,24l ,3i5.
HARRIsoN's foundry at Mason City,
Iowa, together with all the machinery,
was burned Monday night. Loss, $780,
600.
Mrs. NANCY FARwELL, mother of ]. V.
and Charles Il. Farwell, died at Sterling,
Illinois, Friday night, IN her ninety first
year.
A FLY-wHEEL at the Pittsburgh tube
works burst Thursday morning, and Den
mis- Mullin, an employe, was hit on the
head by flying fragment. He can not
recover.
FIRE at Lawrenceburg, Ky, Tuesday,
consumed a livery stable, containing
fourteen horses and twenty vehicles, a
large block of business houses, the
colored Baptist Church, and private resi-
dences. Loss, $4,000.
PERSONS named Lesebre and Lafeur ac-
com panied by three ladies and four chill
dren were crossing a river near Boucher
vile, Monday, when their boat capsized.
The ladies and children were all drowned
The men SWAN ashore.
IT is stated the loss On the rice crop of
South Carolina By the recent freshet will
exceed 100000. Many planters have
been ruined by the floods, and the ques-
tion of what to do with the negroes on
their plantations is a serious one.
SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD, speaking of
the Red River Valley Road in Manitoba,
said Monday: 81 am determined the
construction of that road shall be stopped,
and if necessary by British regulars" At
his suggestion, the government has de-
cided to establish a garrison at Winnie
peg.
Two FREIGHT trains on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad cOllided late Sunday
night, near Charleston, W. Va. The acci-
dent occurred through the mistake of an
operator. Both engines were demolished,
fifteen cars were burned, and the loss will
reach $4,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
PERSONALS.

Gen. Lew Wallace says the Turks do
not Ill treat Christians nowadays.
The friends of the $4,000, 900 Cornelius
Vanderbilt fear that he is seriously in,
Iuring his health by overwork.
Miss Anna Dickinson, who has been
very Ill at Honesdale, Pa, has SO far re-
covered as to be able to take short
walks.
Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, author of
the poem "Curfew Must Not Ring To
Night Is going TO Californis to live.
Fred Moore, Secretary FairchiId's
colored messenger, has resigned. He had
served Secretaries McCollough, Gresham,
Folger, Window, Sherman and Man
ming.
Ex-senator Sargent left three children
George Is an assayer, Ella an author and
Lizzie u doctor. No drones in that fami-
ly beehive.
Ex-Seccstary Window and family are
stopping az the Warwick House, War
WICK, Mass, whers they are yearly visit
ors.
The late Alvin Clark was always more
proud-lf pride cas- be pceilcated of
euch an unassumlng gentleman-of his
immature portrait painting than of his
telescope making.
Augustus st. Glaudens, the we'll known
sculptor, completed his studies for the
marble bust of Mrs. Cleveland before she
LETT Marion, end it is said that he has
achieved a decided success.
Since the death of Mr.. Tilden, Andrew
ID. Green, who formerly lived with him,
at Greystone, has as trustee for the estate
so managed its finances as to multiply
the wealth of the heirs to a remarkable
extent.
The Chillan government has appointed
Frederick A. BeeLen consul general o.
that republic for the United States Mr..
Beelen is native of Pennsylvania, and
for several years represented the United
States in diplomatic capacity in Central
and South America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
SHARPS AND FLATS.

It is about time that Stanley was killed
again.
They dre having an awful. row out
West-a CoIorow.
There are great many sharps and flats
in Sing Sing.
A correspondent asks: Does dress
make the man?' Quite the contrary. In
these days of Worth it is often man who
makes the dress.
Judge Potter must be having a more
miserable time of it this summer than
even Jacob Sharp. Thus does justice
sometimes miscarry.
One county in Wyoming territory
sheared $4,000 sheep this season. Wall
street has undoubtedly done better than
that with the lambs.
The Louisville Courier-J ournal says
that thieves in that city have taken to
stealing pickles. They will soon find
themselves in pretty pickle.
With the cream of New York society at
Sing Sing and the upper crust of Chicago
aristocracy at Joliet, people who have
not been sentenced feel as cheap and
awkward as girl with last years bonnet
on.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02

Lovely Girl (at restaurant My iear
order what you please for both. Idon't
feel angry bit.
Aftisuced Young mani can't eat a
mouthful, my darling.
"Nor 1. I haven't eaten anything
hardly for weeks. By the way, what was
the rent of that house We were locking
att"
''One hundred dollars month"
That's just your salary, so that won't I
do"
NO; the othsr one alongside of it is
Ss0.'
Lets take that"
"But $40 won't buy cosl and pay 8
girls wages"
"A girl! Dear me / forgot all about
that. We must get cheaper house be
cause there must be enough over to
buy something for the girl to eat you
know
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-02
THE UTES.

Thursdays Battle More Serious Than First Re-
pOrted-Indians Ready and Anxious to
Fight.
DENVER, Aug. pa telegram from
Meeker, by the courier, to Gienwood, says
information has been received that at
Thursdays battle with Colorow there
were five whites kilIe2 instead of two, and
four wounded. Seven Indians and two
squaws were killed and five wounded.
There has been no fighting since Thurs
day, but over SIX hundred Indians are
mped within six miles. The Indians are
ready to fight on the least
provocatiou. The loss of nearly
three hundred ponies and their
squaws bad made them wild and they are
ready for reNenge. Colorow says he csn
get heap young bucks from White river
heap uncompahgre, heap navajo, who are
young and want heap Gght, and unless
white man go back, Colorow send for
them. If he should make an attack on the
troops and settlers it is estimated it will
take the combined effort of {, 600 reg ulars
to drive tn en- back TO the reservation.